| Acanthobothrium zimmeri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Cestoda |
| Order: | Tetraphyllidea |
| Family: | Onchobothriidae |
| Genus: | Acanthobothrium |
| Species: | A. zimmeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthobothrium zimmeri Fyler, Caira & Jensen, 2009 | |
Acanthobothrium zimmeri is a species of tapeworm named after the author Carl Zimmer. [1] [2] [3] [4] A. zimmeri was first described in 2009 based on specimens collected from the Arafura Sea in Australia's Northern Territory. It parasitizes a species of stingray in the genus Himantura . [3] It has also been found to parasite Urogymnus acanthobothrium . [5]
